Why go away from home?

Otto Joseph Placik, MD answers: Flying after Botox or Restylane?

I'm coming to florida for 3 weeks and was thinking of having some Botox and Fillers (Restylane) while I was there.  Can I travel by plane immediately after these procedures or is there a 'downtime'?


Otto Joseph Placik, MD
9 months ago

Unless you will be back to Florida every 3-5 months, why establish a relationship with a physician when you can do that at home? It would be best for you to locate a local physician with whom you can become acquainted so that you can relate your likes and dislikes to fine tune your results over time.

Injectors have different styles and unless you plan on doing this only one time, I suggest you find a physician/injector closer to home.

I realize that financial reasons (exchange rates, etc) may be one reason but I can't speak to those.

As others have mentioned, your treating physician may work with you for the touch ups but once you return to your home, it would be more diffiucult to find another injector who would be willing to take on another's results.

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